Early quit days among methadone-maintained smokers in a smoking cessation trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) patients have an exceedingly high prevalence of tobacco use, and interventions that have been specifically developed for this vulnerable subpopulation have struggled to attain even modest rates of cessation. A significant barrier has been an inability to initiate a quit attempt early in the treatment process and adherence to treatment.

Methods

This study examined the extent to which self-efficacy, medication adherence, and other demographic and smoking variables predicted an early quit day in a sample of MMT smokers (n = 315) enrolled in a smoking cessation pharmacotherapy trial. Using logistic regression, we estimated the association of having an early quit day-24hr without smoking during the first month of treatment.

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SUBMITTER: de Dios MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4271088 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature